Business
Post office adds Sunday delivery for holidays
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will deliver packages on Sundays in major cities and high volume areas…
Business
Search dogs are worthy recipients of auto writers’ donation
At its first meeting after the Oso mudslide, members of the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) decided to…
Opinion
Uber’s ‘surge’ ethic spreading to restaurants
Uber, the car-summoning service, got some flak not long ago for “surge” pricing. Customers complained about its policy…
Business
Everett’s new port director works to share successes
EVERETT — He hasn’t worked for a shipping line. He didn’t come from the export industry, moving goods…
Business
Wow Air plans $99 fares across Atlantic
Wow Air, the roughly three-year-old discount air carrier, is going where few other ultra-low-cost airlines have gone: across…
Business
UPS forecasts record holiday shipments
ATLANTA — UPS forecasts it will handle a record 585 million packages this December amid the peak holiday…
Business
Port adds 8th shipping line to regular call list
EVERETT — The Port of Everett has added an eighth shipping line to its list of companies making…
Opinion
Spend. Yes, spend to rebuild transportation
When lawmakers return to Olympia next January, they’ll have a chance to demonstrate that they can make progress…
Local News
UPS expects double-digit surge in December shipments
DALLAS — UPS might levy surcharges or even turn away some holiday shipments this year if retailers surprise…
Local News
U.S. gasoline prices decline to lowest since 2010
The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. pumps slid to the lowest level in almost four years,…
Business
F-150 costs pull Ford profits down
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford’s new aluminum-sided F-150 will be a lot lighter and more efficient when it goes…
Local News
Everett man found dead along Portland rail tracks
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police say a man found dead along railroad tracks on Portland’s lower east side was…
Business
Airlines profits soar as fuel costs fall
DALLAS — Profits are soaring at the biggest U.S. airlines as fuel prices drop — but don’t expect…
Business
Target offers free shipping for holidays
MINNEAPOLIS — Two months into the job, Target’s new chief executive has already given the go-ahead to one…
Business
2014 Ford Fusion has the look of high-end luxury
Ford’s Fusion midsize sedan is a real looker whose exterior styling has often, justifiably, been likened to that…
Local News
Larger ferry coming to lower Columbia crossing
WESTPORT, Ore. — A new vessel is scheduled to make its debut in February on the last ferry…
Opinion
Traffic jams explain why millennials aren’t driving
Young Americans are just not into driving the way their elders are or did at their age. They…
Business
Volkswagen shows off 2015 lineup
At a recent automotive media event in Virginia, Volkswagen presented its full lineup of vehicles for 2015. From…
Opinion
Communities, businesses need the other to thrive
American business leaders express guarded confidence in the economic recovery, yet many low- and middle-income households continue to…
Opinion
BP’s upgrade of rail cars for crude helps, but more needed
It’s an improvement, but not a resolution.